Just A Quiet Walk In The Woods

"What? No, it wasn't silly!" Hal immediately responded, "I mean, I suppose that means you'll have someone really familiar with you here on the island, and you obviously want then to meet your friends and all..." Hal continued then stopped himself as soon as he realized he was beginning to ramble. "What I'm trying to say is that..." He paused. What was he trying to say? He was sure he already lost his train of thought when Wind asked him permission to shapeshift into a horse. "I guess you just sounded happier than I'd pictured... sorta."

It wasn't that he was going to freak out if she changed forms into a horse. It was mre like he was going to have war flashbacks of having fallen off a horse and getting hospitalized after hitting his head. His fear of animals was mostly from bad experiences involving them. After a sigh, he replied, "It's fine if you want to..." he said, almost reluctantly. He already told her that he would let her from transform to her heart's desire and he was't going to stop her. Hal was not going back on that word, even if it would mean his discomfort. He hated himself for not being selfish enough.

[[ i would love to exaggerate and say every animal encounter he's had but realistically speaking, no more than 5 were personal experiences and the rest are just horrible stories he's heard from friends. he was probably chased by a dog, scratched by a cat and maybe a parrot pecked at him. the only life threatening would have been the horse incident lel. its more or less a sort of trauma during his childhood

whoops rambled-- ]]

'I'm glad you're a selfless person.' she told Hal. The boy wasn't sure if he was suppose to take it as a compliment or be offended by it but he chose the former. Yet part of that makes him think that he really shouldn't be that selfless.

Hal was determined to keep his cool for the time that Wind was in her horse form. Unfortunately, his fear overpowered him and as soon as the girl changed forms, he nearly fell back. Luckily, he was standing behind a tree that had fortunately broken his fall before he completely lost his balance.

Hal stood unmoving next to the tree that had supported him as he watched Wind run around. While his subconscious fear held him in place, he admits horses had always looked pretty from a distance when the wind blew at their manes as they ran across the wide field. It was only a little sad that the late afternoon sun and the trees that canopied the forest darkened the view of the girl galloping about in her horse form.

After Wind raced off to the nearby field, Hal just slid down to sit at the bottom of the tree where the roots that gripped on to the ground appeared above the soil. He just sat there watching until she trotted back to where he was. Giving her a lopsided smile, he said, "I'm glad you had fun." he tried to say cheerfully. "I'm a bit jealous though, because the only time I can probably go on that speed is on a bike or something." he managed to jest.

"Having the wind on your hair is the best feeling ever." Hal said in a relaxed whisper as he leaned on the tree. The thing he loved about being outside was the wind. He always wished he had a better spot to use is skateboard on though; there were always too many people on the good spots. That was the closest he could get to feel the air.

He laughed for a moment before responding to Wind's question. It looked to him that she's made a habit of asking him often. "They start serving dinner starting around 6pm, I think?" he said almost unsure while he looked at his wrist watch to check the time. It was already half past five. "I mean, I usually go eat dinner later than that so I'm not really sure what's their earliest." he added, not looking away from the watch.

[[ i have no idea what time the sun usually sets in autumn lmao ]]

[[ around what time though? where i live, its already dark by 6pm during these months lel. ]]

"I usually eat dinner around 7:30 or so." Hal replied just as soon as Wind got up from her seat. "I mean I could go eat now if you want me to eat dinner with you; I'm alright with that too." He added. He let out quiet chuckles when Wind falls from trying to skate on ice without proper gear.

[[ we might as well go head to the cafeteria i guess? or the last option sounds p good too ]]

Hal's eye twitched as Wind changed back to her horse form again. As much as he wanted to tell her to stop doing that round hi, he didn't really have the heart to do so. Maybe because it was a little difficult to just wipe that smile off her face when she's happy. As Wind turned to nod at his direction, he let out a light sigh, followed by a soft chuckle as he got up and followed after her.

"Alright, alright. Let's go get dinner then." Hal said calmly. He stood next to her, but kept a little distance.